Data Transformation Engine Type Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 5 - Item Properties Date & Time Item Subclass Properties
Special
When the Item Subclass has a Date & Time value and the Interpret as
property has a Character value, the Special property has two properties:
♦ If Date & Time is NONE
♦ If Date & Time is Zero
If Date & Time is NONE
Select one of the following from the drop-down list:
Value Description
Yes An override data value for NONE can be specified. Expand the If Date
& Time is NONE property to define the following properties:
♦ Special value
♦ Required on input
No No special values or input requirements are defined when data is NONE.
NONE > Special value
Enter a special value if the item is NONE. For example, if you specify * as the
special value for NONE, and a text object has the value *, it will be interpreted as
NONE.
Note The same description applies to the If Date & Time is Zero property.
NONE > Required on input
Select one of the following from the drop-down list:
Value Description
Yes If the data object is NONE, use the Special value when building the
item in the input.
No Do not use the Special value. When building the item in the input,
the item may be either the special value or the default value for
NONE. For example, if an item contains all pad characters and no
actual data, the default value for NONE is used when that item is built
in the input.
Note The same description applies to the If Date & Time is Zero property.